[1388; but this is the same tournament found in Froissart
dated to 1390, which seems to be correct]

In þis forsaide parliament, and
þe xij 3ere of King Richarade3 regne, he let crye and ordeyne generalle
Iusti3e, þat is called a turnement, of lorde3, kny3tis and skquiers.
And þese Iustes & turnement were holden at London in Smithfelde,
for alle maner of strayngers, of what londe & cunctre þei were,
and þidir þei were ri3t welcome; and to hem and to alle oþer
was holden opon housholde and grete ffestis; and also grete yftis were
yeue to all maner of straungers. And þay of the kinges
syde were alle of on sute: her cotis, her armyour, schelde3, & her
hors & trapure, alle was white hertis, with crowne3 about her nekkis,
and cheyne3 of golde hagnyng þere vp-on, and þe croune hangyng
lowe before þe hertis body; þe which hert was þe kingi3
lyveray þat he yaf to lorde3 & ladie3, kny3tis and skquiers,
for to know his housholde from oþer peple. And at þis
first comyng to her Justes, xxiiij ladie3 ladde þese xxiiij lorde3
of þe Garther with cheynes of goolde, and alle yn þe same sute
of hertis as is afore sayde, from þe Tour on hors bak þrou3
the cite of London yn-to Smythfelde, þere þe Iustes schulde
be do. And þis fest and Iustes was holde general, and to all þo
þat woulde come, of what land or nacion þat euyr he were; and
þis was holde duryng xxiiij daye3, of of the kinge3 owne cost; and
þese xxiiij lorde3 to answere to alle maner of pepil þat woulde
come þidir. And þedir come þe Erle of seint Poule
of Fraunce, and mony oþer worthi kny3tes with hym of divers parteys,
fful welle arayed. And out of Holand and Henaude come þe Lorde
Ostrenaunde, þat was þe Duke3 sone of Holande, & mony oþer
worthi kny3tes with hym, bothe of Holand and Henaude fulle welle arayede.
And whenne þese feste and Iustes was do and endid, þe King
þanked þese st[r]ayngers and yaf ham mony grete yeftis; and
and þanne þei token hir leue of þe King & of oþer
lorde3 and ladie3, and went hom ayen yn-to her owne countre, with grete
love and & moche þanke.

[1388; correctly, 1390]

In this aforesaid parliament, in the twelfth year of King
Richard's reign, he had cried and proclaimed general jousts, what is usually
called a tournament, of lords, knights and squires. And these
jousts or tournament were held in London at Smithfield, for all manner
of foreigners, whatever land or country they might come from, and
they were made very welcome; and for them and everyone else it was open
house, and there were great feasts held. And also great gifts were
given to all manner of foreigners. And those on the king's
side wore a uniform: on their coats, armor, shields, horses and trappings
were white harts, with a crowns around their necks, and chains of gold
hanging thereupon, and the crown hanging low upon the hart's body.
This hart was the king's livery which he gave to lords and ladies, knights
and squires, so his household could be distinguished from other people.
And at the opening of the jousts, twenty-four ladies led twenty-four lords
of the Garter with chains of gold, and all were in the same livery of harts
described before, leading the lords on horseback from the Tower through
the city of London to Smithfield, where the jousts were to be done.
And this feast and joust was open to all who wished to come, of whatever
land or nation they might be. And it was held over twenty-four days,
at the king's own cost. These twenty-four lords requited anyone
who wished to come there. And the Count of St. Pol from France
came, and with him many other worthy knights from diverse places, all well
arrayed. And out of Holland and Hainault came the Lord of Ostrevant, that
was the sone of the Duke of Holland, and many other worthy knights with
him, both of Holland and Hainault, well arrayed. And when these feasts
and jousts were accomplished and came to an end, the king thanked these
strangers and gave them many great gifts; and then they took their leave
of the king and the other lords and ladies, and went home again to their
own country, with great love and much gratitude.

[1393]

And yn þe xvij yere of his regne, certeyne lorde3
of Scotlande com yn-to Englonde to get worschip, as by feet of arme3: þese
were þe persons: þe Erle of Marre, and chalanged the
Erle Marchall of Englelonde to Iuste with hym certeyn poynte3 on horsbak
with scharpe speris. And so þai redyn togadir, as ij worthi
kny3tis & lordes, certayne cours, but not þe fulle chalange þat
þe Scottysche Erle made; for he was cast both hors and man, and ij
of his rybbis brokyn with þe falle; and so he was born out of Smythfelde,
hom yn to his Inne; and with-ynne a litil while aftir-ward he was caried
homwarde yn a liter; & atte York he deied. And Ser William Darell,
kny3t, and banerrer of Scotland, made anoþer chalange with Sire Piers
Courteney, kny3t; and þe Kinges banerrer of Engelonde, of certeyne
course3 hit on horsbak yn þe same ffelde. And whanne he hed
y rede certeyn cours hit, and saw he my3t not haue the better, yaf it ouyr,
and wolde no more of his chalang, and turned his hors and rode hom vnto
his owne in. And one Kocborne, squier, of Scotland, chalanged Sir
Nicholl Hawberke, kny3t, of certeyne cours, hit with scharp speris on horsbak;
and redyn .v. cours hit togadir; and att every cours þe Scotte was
cast doun, both hors and man, and þus our Englisch lorde3 -- þankyd
be God ! -- had þe felde.

[1393]

And in the seventeenth year of his [Richard II's] reign,
certain lords of Scotland came to England to win renown through deeds of
arms. And these are the persons: The Earl of Mar, who
challenged the Earl Marshal of England to joust with him certain points
on horseback with sharp spears. And so they rode against each other
certain courses, like two worthy knights and lords, but not the full challenge
that the Scottish earl made. For he was cast down, both horse and
man, and two of his ribs were broken in the fall; and so he was carried
out of Smithfield and home to his inn. And a little time afterwards
he was carried homeward in a litter, and at York he died. And Sir William
Darell, knight, and banner-bearer of Scotland, made another challenge with
Sir Peter Courteney, knight, and king's banner-bearer of England, to certain
courses on horseback on the same field. And when he had ridden certain
courses, and saw that he could not win, he gave up, and did not wish to
do rest of his challnege, and turned his horse around and rode home to
his own inn. And one Kocborne, squire, of Scotland, challenged Sir Nicholas
Hawberke, knight, to certain courses with sharp spears on horseback; and
rode five courses all together. And at every course the Scot
was cast down, both horse and man, and thus our English lords -- God be
thanked! -- had the field.